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www.goodfruit.com GOOD FRUIT GROWER DECEMBER 2014 13 Daniel Symms, 1961–2014 D aniel Thomas Symms, great-grandson of the founder of Symms Fruit Ranch in Caldwell, Idaho, died from cancer on October 7. He was 52. Symms grew up on the Symms Fruit Ranch until his father, Steven Symms, was elected to the U.S. Congress in 1972. His father served four terms in the U.S. House of Representatives and two in the U.S. Senate, so Dan spent most of his teen years in Washington, D.C. After earning a bachelor's degree in management and marketing at the College of Idaho, Dan joined Symms Fruit Ranch. He worked in many capacities, but spent most of his 30-year career in sales. He served on the boards of the Idaho Apple Commission, the Idaho Cherry Commission, the Idaho Horticulture Society, the Idaho- Oregon Fruit and Vegetable Association, and the charitable organization Northwest Fruit. He is survived by his wife, Linda; his parents, Steve and Frances Symms; stepmother, Loretta Symms; children John and Sally Symms and Lois Salinas; and sisters Susan Stauffer, Amy Crabtree, and Katy Senkus. Eric Dunham, 1970–2014 W ashington's Walla Walla w i n e m a k i n g v e t e r a n Eric Dunham died October 23 in Cannon Beach, Oregon. He was 44. Dunham was born in Walla Walla and grew up with Walla Walla wine pioneers like Rick Small of Woodward Canyon and Gary Figgins of Leonetti Cellar. His interest in wine started early, and he is said to have snuck into his father's wine cellar as a teen and even removed the hinges of the locked door to get inside. He made his first barrel of wine for his father when he was 23. His family moved to western Washington, and he graduated from Redmond High School in 1988 and enlisted in the U.S. Navy, serving in aviation mainte- nance at NAS Moffett Field in the San Francisco Bay area and achieving the rank of Petty Officer Third Class. He returned to Washington to pursue his passion for wine and completed an internship with Hogue Cellars in Prosser. He was then hired as assistant winemaker at L'Ecole No. 41 under the mentorship of Marty Clubb. In 1995, he produced eight barrels of Cabernet Sauvignon while at L'Ecole for what would become Dunham Cellars and convinced his parents to launch the family winery. He left L'Ecole after the 1998 vintage and with his family established Dunham Cellars in 1999 at the Walla Walla Regional Airport, where the winery remains today. Dunham Cellars has become one the Walla Walla Valley's largest wineries, producing around 40,000 cases annually. Dunham was known for donating his time and wines to many local, statewide, and national philanthropic organizations and helped mentor many aspiring young winemakers. He is survived by his wife, Kathy, son, Hikari, stepmother, Joanne, and sisters Michelle Sikma and Katy Dunham. PHOTO COURTESY OF DUNHAM FAMILY PHOTO COURTESY OF SYMMS FAMILY The NUTRI-CAL Diff erence UNLOCKING THE KEY TO CALCIUM Signifi cantly Improves Quality, Firmness, and Storage ® Make Sure You Always Ask For ® Make Sure You Always Ask For ® Make Sure You Always Ask For *:0*/,40*(3*697 ^^^U\[YPJHSJVT /\IILSS (]L)VUK\YHU[0V^H 7(*0-0*569;/>,:; >HS[.YPNN! *:0*/,40*(3*697 ^^^U\[YPJHSJVT /\IILSS (]L)VUK\YHU[0V^H 7(*0-0*569;/>,:; >HS[.YPNN! Attention Growers: Beware of low quality, cheaper, and unproven products. Nutri-Cal has 30 years of grower tested results including university and independent research to support their claims. NUTRI-CAL gives you the BEST RETURN for your INVESTMENT ! NOT JUST ANOTHER CALCIUM ! See us at the NW Hort Expo Booth 30 L